Theory for a gas composition sensor based on acoustic properties

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-75

  Phillips, Scott ^a   Dain, Yefim ^b   Lueptow, Richard M ^b  

^a Commercial Electronics ^*  (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic attenuation; Speed of sound; Ultrasonic sensors

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ATTENUATION; MIXTURES;

VIBRATIONAL RELAXATION;

SENSORS;

ACOUSTICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAS; SENSOR;

EID: 0037270145     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/1/311     Document Type: Article

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